Starr Washington school fate tied to district plan
The Starr Washington school faces closure pressure as the state department urges consolidating to a single high school. A letter warns state funds will end after June 30, 1938 unless either the Islesboro or Union Township schools close. County boards reportedly agreed to keep Cleboro High School operating post 1936 district unification.
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Starr-Washington
Union Furnace
State Department
Union
Ilesboro
Union Pasiate
Rade
Starr and Washigton
Clesboro
Kidnapping update details links to McCall case
TheMiamiHerald reports McCall directed agents to hiding places and the bulk of the ransom money was recovered, including 245 dollars found at an orchard. Claudine Evelyn McCall and Mrs Joseph Hil Maré spent hours with agents yesterday. Dr Thomas Otto, present at the body discovery, notes the case tied to Asbury Cash and a ransom note at his home.
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Hoover
McCall
Miami Herald
Claudine Evelyn McCall
Joseph Hil- Maré
Thomas Otto
Miami
Adister
Cash
Asbury Cash
85 year old balloonist recalls wild shows at county home
Jack Raub, once a medicine show veteran, entertained residents at Benica County home with vivid tales of balloon ascents from the late 1800s. He describes drifting above Galveston, Springfield, and Canada in a bag of hot air, landing in a corn field after a Niagara drift. Raub began touring in 1878 with Enboden in a blackface act, earning $100 for five trips before an earlier balloon accident curtailed his road life.
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Ee O
Jack Raub
Benica County
Raub
Galveston
Texas
Springfield
Ilinois
Kanan
Canada
Niagra
Walts
People in Fragile Health Face Major Operations
Mrs Marcus Collins of Union Fur mace underwent a major operation at Cherrington Hospital several weeks ago and remains in critical condition. Miss Nellie Huffines of Gibisonville is reported in critical condition at Cherrington Hospital today after months of illness. Mrs Walter Leonard, who had surgery at White Cross Hospital in Columbus last Thursday, is to return home today and is making a rapid recovery.
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Marcus Collins
Union Fur Mace
Cherrington Hospital
Nellie Huffines
Gibisonville
Walter Leonard
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Second
Walnut Streets
Former Logan Resident Maude Gregg Dies at 57
Funeral arrangements are set for Maude Danison Gregg 57 of Columbus wife of Harry C Gregg after a long illness. Born Maude Switzer she lived in Logan until 15 years ago then moved to Columbus where she worked as a department store saleslady. Survived by husband and son Harry Danison of Columbus with several relatives. Funeral services at First M E Church Logan Monday at 1 PM with a prior family service at 10 30 AM at 798 W State St. Logan relatives and friends note her longstanding illness and county ties.
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Maude (Danison) Gregg
Harry C. Gregg
Columbus
West State Street
Gregg
Maude A. Switzer
Logan
Johnson Beverage
Harry Danison
James Poling
Grover Hill
Ohio
Alfred N
John Switzer
New Straitsville
Jane I. Adcock
First .M. E
C. W. Graham
W. State Street
Army Major Held In Wife’s Death At Fort Benning
Major John R. Brooke 44, instructor at the Army Infantry School, remained under guard as investigators probed the death of his wife Elizabeth 42. Daughters Barbara 12 and Carolyn 7 found her body at the foot of a stairway. Officials said she was killed by blows to the head and later burned in a pit to fill a balloon with warm air.
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Fort Benning
John R. Brooke
Army Infantry School
Elizabeth
Bruce Magruder
Barbara
Carolyn
Asa L. Singleton
Brooke
Deadline Falls Tonight For County Candidates
County petition filing closes at 6 30 pm with nearly all major contenders set. Carlos Brashares of Enterprise seeks Republican county representative, opposing Dr Walter Brehm and Walter North. Harry H Wright appears unopposed for Democratic representative reelection. Auditor and commissioner races loom with several filed and expected filings. 36 precincts elect central committee members in August.
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Carlos Brashares
Enterprise
Hocking County
Walter Brehm
Walter North
Harry H. Wright
W. E. Evans
Emanuel Wolfe
Anthony Cook
Howard Brooker
Sherman Lyke
Kenneth Fitzgerald
Everett Jacoby
James Foraker
J. P. Hurley
Ora B. Yaw
Central Committee
New Bishop Tucker Named to Ohio Coadjutor Role
Richmond clergyman Rev Beverley D Tucker D D named bishop coadjutor of Ohio with base in Cleveland. His brother is H St George Tucker bishop of New York and their father was a bishop. Also lists several lodge and local names associated with Republican figures and places in Ohio and surrounding towns.
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Beverley D. Tucker
D.D
Richmond
Ohio
Cleveland
Mr. Tucker
H. St. George Tucker
New York
Garfield Home Tourist Mecca in Mentor Ohio
Historic Garfield home at Mentor now a tourist Mecca under Western Reserve Historical Society. Furnishings remain as when he lived there. favorite books line shelves. Visitors see canes, a desk from Hiram College presidency, campaign lunch basket, and Garfield’s silk hat, with registration showing nationwide arrivals.
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Chardon
Lawnfield
James A. Garfield
Mentor
United States
The
Western Reserve Historical Society
Garfield
Hiram College
United Stttes
Ivan Sutliff
Big Prairie to officially drop two-word name
The village of Big Prairie Ohio will change from Big Prairie to two words. Postmaster General James A Farley approved the change, effective June 1, after years of petitions by resident John D. Hudson and others since 1885.
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Big Prairie
Post Office Department
John D. Hudson
James A Farley
District Deaths Across Lancaster Canal Winchester and Circlesville
Obituaries note Henry Snyder 89 in Lancaster on June 9, George W Hartman 82 in Circleville on June 8, and Elizabeth Beery 75 in Canal Winchester on June 8.
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Lancaster
Henry Snyder
Circleville
George W. Hartman
Canal Winchester
Eliza Beery
Gore News Highlights Local 4-H and Community Events
The Gore 4 H Club met at Mrs Della Arnett home with Evelyn Proctor winning contests. New members Betty Summers and Florence Seckman joined. Sunday guests included several families from nearby towns. Rainbow Class held at U B Church with varied attendees. Gore school board re hired teachers Charles Brown Miriam Ringhiser and Faith Krinn for next year. Delores Burgess birthday party hosted by Mrs Howard Burgess with local friends in attendance.
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Della Arnett
Evelyn Proctor
Mona Starr
Catherine McMullen
Betty McMannis
Joie Criswell
Wanda Arnett
Avas Starr
Gloria Summers
Margaret Arnett
Madeline Starr
Betty Summers
Florence Seckman
Rainbow
U. B. Church
Dallas Burgess
Rose Mary Summers
Bonnie Dixon
Clell Starr
Phyllis Hite
Letha Lou Criswell
Betty Thompson
Dallas
Robbie Burgess
Clarence Thompson
Dorothy Hite
Gore
Charles D. Brown
Miriam Ringhiser
Faith Krinn
Howard Burgess
Delores
Carol Summers
Mary Dixon
Tarry Lew Starr
Harry Lee Criswell
Paul Hite
Joe Burgess
Be Polite But I Keep Distance
In Zanesville Ohio four men in a car stopped a pedestrian John Penrod of Saltillo to ask the route to town. After he explained in detail they thanked him and drove off. He later found his pockets had four dollars stolen from him.
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Zanesville, O
John Penrod
Saltillo
Penrod
Zanesville
Markets Chicago Grain Report June 10 Open Prices
Chicago grain market opened with wheat July at 74 44, Sep 15 4, Dec 17 percent. Corn July 57 percent, Sep 58, Dec 56. Oats July 26, December 27. Soybeans July 87, October 84, December 79. Rye July 53, September 51, December 53.
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Chicago
Market Report Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices Edge Higher
Cincinnati June 10 AP US Dept of Agriculture hogs 2,500, 15 25 higher with various weight ranges. Cattle 500 calves 450 slow, good steers scarce, beef cows 6.26-7.00, top bulls 6.75. Sheep 1,000 slow to weak, early spring lambs 10.26, most 9.50-10.00, ewes 3.50 down.
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Cincinnati
U. S
Hogs Cattle Calves and Sheep Prices At Columbus Sale
Hogs 400 active to steady with 180-240 lb at 9.00, 240-260 lb at 8.85, 260-300 lb 8.40-8.65, 160-180 lb 8.85, 140-160 lb 8.65, sows 17.50-7.75. Cattle 100 lots medium shorthorn heifers 6.50-7.00, butcher steers 7.50-8.00, some fed kinds to 9.00, cows 5.50-6.50, bulls 6.75 down. Calves 40 opening steady 8.50-9.50. Sheep and lambs 300 opening steady 9.00-10.00 weighty springers, 6.50 down for yearlings, wethers 4.00 down.
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Columbus
Produce Unchanged in Columbus Market
Columbus produce in Columbus Ohio remained steady on June 10 with no price changes. Market reporters noted stable wholesale results and even demand for staple vegetables showed no notable shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
ODA
Fines Totaled 3725 After Grand Jury Probe in Lisbon
In Lisbon on June 10 judge W F Lones presided over a special grand jury investigation into slot machine operations and lottery number sales. Nine men secretly indicted were fined more than 900 dollars, with total fines and costs amounting to 3725 dollars.
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Lisbon
W. F. Lones
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Hopewell
N. J
Bruno Hauptmann
New Jersey
Trenton
Tucson
Ariz
George ‘Weyerhaeuser
Seattle
William Mahon
Mahon
James Bailey Cash, Jr
Princeton
Fla
Young Jimmy
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
Peter
Charles Mattson
Tacoma
Wash
Everett
Coleman
Budget Store
Maude
Daiison Gregg
Bass
Harburger Bros
HDWE
W. Main St
Frank Campbell
Falls
John R. McClain
Starr
Malcolm Shupe
Laurelville
Mark F. Burgess
Russell James
Green
J. J. Johnson
Benton
S. G. Jewell
Oscar M. Bolinger
John Ambrose
Elmer J. Gears
Jobs
T. W. Chilcote
W. G. Bowen
Henry Unker
J. E. Barron
Good Hope
S. H. Bright
Richard N. Till
Clarence McCall
Murray
Levett W. Voris
Jesse Rohrer
Washington
John Potter
Oliver N. Blake
Vance Webb
Paulina Summers
Mark Ricketts
Dwight Stacy Carbon Hill
Garfield Home
Historical Society
BIG
Weaths
Geil & Mohler
Pontiac
South Spring St. Logan, O
Priit
E. Main St
Logan, Ohio
Flave Proctor
Joe Letzkus
Clyde Bone
Mayne Mildenberger
Wynne Neimeister
James
Edward Bagent
Dye Bagent
Marion
Lillian Dunning
Buckeye Lake Park
Williams & His Orch
Little Joe” Hart
Chicago Grain
Cincinnati Livestock
Columbus Livestock
Fred Blume
Joe S. Case
Cases Drug Store
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